Daycare Program

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The Daycare Program provides Daycares with the opportunity to explore the Village as is suitable for younger children. This program is a hybrid between our Interpretive and Self-Guided programs and will include costumed volunteers in our heritage buildings and Self-Guided pamphlets to guide you through various activities. This program is for students ages 5 and up. Students under the age of 5 will not have any programming suited to them..

Available: May to September

Ages: 5 and up.

Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cost: $8/student, 150 students maximum

Potential Experiences:

  • Visit an underground sod house called a Semlin
  • Walk through the Choritz Housebarn and learn why Mennonites built their houses attached to their barns
  • Experience what a Private Mennonite school was like
  • Visit the blacksmith shop

All stations are volunteer-run. Please note that no station is guaranteed until confirmed by MHV staff before your tour date.

Tour Add-on’s:

  • Wagon Rides ($2/student, $75 minimum)
  • Souvenir Bags ($2/student)
  • Livery Barn Restaurant lunch (cost varies, pre-order two weeks in advance)